Gaza Strip

Hollywood A-listers, including Penelope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Madonna, have sent open letters and taken to social media to denounce Israel's actions and call for a cease fire in the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.

Israel's security cabinet today unanimously rejected a Gaza cease-fire plan proposed by Secretary of State John Kerry unless Israeli forces can continue to seek out and destroy Hamas’ network of tunnels leading into Israel, which has long been the priority of Operation Protective Edge.